ABSTRACT The implementation of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008 Quality Management System (QMS) in education has become a debated trend on whether or not the certification is appropriate for the Education sector. Some scholars consider its adoption as a strategic decision by educational institutions to ensure delivery of quality service therein while others do not. Complaints by some academic staff and students in public universities in Kenya on the impact of ISO...
ABSTRACT Education empowers citizens and hence reduces poverty by enhancing livelihood. Globally, 77 million children are out of education and 25.7 million (33.4%) are those with disabilities. In Kenya 1,504 (0.48 %) Students with Disabilities of 315,000 in public secondary schools are in Inclusive Education programme. Baseline survey in Bungoma County between 2013 and 2016 indicated that only 107(0.07%) Students with Visual impairments and physical challenges are in Inclusive Education progr...
ABSTRACT Composition writing helps learners to acquire writing skills. However, students’ performance in Kiswahili composition at the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination shows that national performance has been fluctuating with a mean of 14.20 in 2008, 15.40 in 2009, 14.32 in 2010, 16.43 in 2011 and 10.43 in 2012 out of 40 marks. From year 2008 to 2012, Kisumu West Sub-County students’ performance in the Joint Evaluation Test (JET) shows that performance was lower ...
ABSTRACT Teachers working with learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) often feel ill prepared to manage challenging behaviours presented by them. Quite often, when they are faced with cases of challenging behaviour, they use coping strategies that have led to delinquency and other anti-social behaviours resulting into school dropout among these learners. Education Assessment records in Busia, Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma, Nandi, Kisumu and Siaya counties in Western Kenya indicate that ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to assess operational risks management by listed commercial banks in Ghana. The study adopted the descriptive research design approach. Purposive sampling technique was adopted in the selection of one hundred and three (103) respondents for the study. The study used quantitative data from both primary and secondary sources. The primary data was collected by using questionnaire. The study adopted both the descriptive and inferential data analysis. The study found amon...
ABSTRACT The Government of Kenya made inclusive education a policy requirement in the provision of education to all children. Research has shown that the support given by teachers plays a very important role in curriculum implementation that ensures success in a child`s career. Education Assessment records in Kisumu county indicate that between the year 2012 and 2016, 846 learners who are physically challenged had been assessed and placed in regular schools in Kisumu West, Kisumu Central and ...
ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of loan default on the financial performance of Kaaseman Rural Bank for the period 2009 to 2018. The study used the explanatory design as it sought to explain the extent to which loan default impact on the profitability of the bank. The study utilized only the secondary data from an accumulated published annual financial statements and reports of the Kaaseman Rural bank for the study period. Quantitative analysis with emphasis on d...
ABSTRACT Teaching and learning of Kiswahili in public secondary schools has not yielded desired results in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations. In Hamisi Sub-county mean scores remained low at average of 5.43 for the years 2010 to 2014 the lowest in Vihiga County compared to Sabatia’s 5.88, Vihiga’s 5.71 and Emuhaya’s 5.62. Existing studies indicate that increasing effectiveness in teaching and learning positively influence performance. However, challenges in teach...
ABSTRACT Adequate academic resources are necessary for high performance in science subjects. In Kakamega South Sub-County secondary schools students’ low performance in science subjects was below 6.00 by 2014 KCSE. The sub-county posted lower means in science subjects compared to neighbouring sub-counties; averagely, 2012 to 2014; Mumias posted 5.539, Kakamega Central 4.940 and Kakamega South 4.071. Also the sub-county was posting an average negative deviation (-0.566) in comparison to the ...
ABSTRACT The study set out to examine the learning challenges facing orphans at junior level in Mzilikazi District . The research design used for the study was a qualitative method approach because it is effective in gaining an understanding of the underlying reasons of the challenges especially when it comes to sensitive issues of the learners. The population of the study consisted of 6 schools which are in Mzilikazi District. The random sampling methods was used to select the learners, tea...
ABSTRACT Despite this rich use to which drama has been put in Zimbabwe, schools, colleges and Universities have largely sidelined the study of drama (plays) on the official syllabi in preference to other genres such as the short story, poems and the novel, as if drama has not richly debated societal challenges by contesting the various levels of inequalities, power relations and social trends that need correction in the Zimbabwean society. This is glaringly clear in the Department of Englis...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ii ABSTRACT iii KEY WORDS iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS v DEDICATION vi TABLE OF CONTENTS vii LIST OF TABLES xii LIST OF FIGURES xiii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Background to the Study 1 Statement of the Problem 3 Purpose of the Study 5 Research Objectives 5 Research Questions 6 Significance of the Study 6 Delimitations 7 Limitations 7 Definition of Terms 9 Organization of the Study 9 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW Introduction 1...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to investigate level of preparedness of Zimbabwe to Ebola Virus Disease. Tsholotsho District Hospital was the study site. A case study design was used. A sample size of 20 health care workers was used as study participants. Stratified random sampling was used to select study participants. Questionnaires were used to collect data. The study findings revealed that health care workers have limited knowledge on Ebola disease. The health care workers are not con...
ABSTRACT There are several methods of teaching that can be used in the teaching and learning of History at Ordinary Level. Field work activities in History present students with a chance to interact with the physical and human environment and try to draw relationships between the two. An understanding of these interaction creates an awareness of how human being should interact and draw future conclusions. Fieldwork presents the chance to interact and understand the relationships and processe...
Abstract A study to investigate the effectiveness of BEAM in reducing dropout rate was carried out in Mberengwa North Cluster. The sample size had five school heads ,ten school teachers, five School Development Committee Chairperson, ten Community Selection Committee (CSC) members and thirty OVCs at school, which were selected at five different schools. Thirty parents and thirty orphans and vulnerable children from the communities surrounding the school were also chosen for the study. Ques...